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Mids Move Up to 14th at River Landing Intercollegiate

April 12, 2008

2008 River Landing Intercollegiate - Day 2

WALLACE, N.C. - The Navy golf team shot a 21-over par 309 in the second round of the River Landing Intercollegiate on Saturday, moving up a spot from 15th to 14th. The Mids own a two-day mark of 36-over par (612), sitting just four strokes behind 13th-place Houston and a stroke ahead of Liberty. Nationally-ranked programs NC State and Duke share the lead as the two programs are 2-under with a 574. The host Wolfpack was a major mover in the second round jumping from fifth to a share of the lead after posting the low round of the day with a 2-under par 286.

After sharing the lead after the first 18 holes, Wake Forest's Webb Simpson, an All-American, took sole possession of the individual lead by shooting par on Saturday. He is atop the lead board with a 5-under par 139, just a stroke ahead of NC State's Kent Copeland and Michael Schachner of Duke.

Navy team captain Chris Renninger (Darnestown, Md.) fell from 32nd to 50th after turning in a 5-over par 77 Saturday for a two-day total of 151 (+7). Classmate Erich Schoen (Sylvania, Ohio) trails by a stroke in 52nd with an 8-over par 152. Junior John Montemayor (Montclair, Va.) has put together consecutive rounds of 77 to fall in at 64th with a 10-over par 154, while freshmen Josh Ziska (Camarillo, Calif.) (155, +11) and Ben Hayes (Carmichael, Calif.) (157, +13) round out the lineup in 68th and 73rd, respectively.

The three-day 54-hole tournament that features five top-50 programs concludes on Sunday with the final 18 holes beginning at 7:30 am on the 1st and 10th holes.

Team Scores: T1. NC State (288-286=574, -2), T1. Duke (284-290=574, -2), 3. Wake Forest (287-294=581, +5), 4. Memphis (292-290=522, +6), 5. Florida State (284-299=583, +7), 6. East Carolina 294-298=592, +16), T7. Maryland (286-307=593, +17), T7. Kansas (299-294=593, +17), 9. North Carolina (297-297=594, +18), 10. Virginia (298-299=597, +21), 11. Tulsa (296-302=598, +22), 12. Rice (300-299=599, +23), 13. Houston 299-309=608, +32), 14. Navy (303-309=612, +36), 15. Liberty (300-313=613, +37).

The Midshipmen: T50. Chris Renninger (74-77=151, +7), T52. Erich Schoen (75-77=152, +8), T64. John Montemayor (77-77=154, +10), T68. Josh Ziska (77-78=155, +11), T73. Ben Hayes (79-78=157, +13).

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Ben Hayes

Ben Hayes

Freshman
Josh Ziska

Josh Ziska

Freshman
John Montemayor

John Montemayor

Freshman
Chris Renninger

Chris Renninger

Sophomore
Erich Schoen

Erich Schoen

Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Ben Hayes

Ben Hayes

Freshman
Josh Ziska

Josh Ziska

Freshman
John Montemayor

John Montemayor

Freshman
Chris Renninger

Chris Renninger

Sophomore
Erich Schoen

Erich Schoen

Sophomore